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Apostolicity Then And Now
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Author : John J. Burkhard
language : en
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Release Date : 2015-05-15
Apostolicity Then And Now written by John J. Burkhard and has been published by Liturgical Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-15 with Religion categories.
Apostolicity Then and Now explores apostolicity from its origin to today. Apostolicity is a fundamental mark of the church, referring to Jesus' faith given to, carried on, and taught—unaltered—by a continuous line of apostles. This book primarily focuses on how apostolicity pertains to the church as a whole and views apostolic succession in light of how apostolicity is applicable to the church. Scriptural, historical, theological, and ecumenical contexts provide a thorough study that includes worldviews and their impact on apostolicity. Chapters are "Who Were the Apostles?" “Why the Early Churches Understood Themselves as Apostolic,” “Apostolicity in History,” “Apostolicity and the Theologians,” “Apostolicity and the Classical and Modern Worldviews,” “Apostolicity in a Postmodern World,” “Apostolicity in Ecumenical Dialogue,” and “Apostolicity in an Ecumenical Church.”
Apostolicity
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Author : John G. Flett
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2016-05-23
Apostolicity written by John G. Flett and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-23 with Religion categories.
What constitutes the unity of the church over time and across cultures? Can our account of the church's apostolic faith embrace the cultural diversity of world Christianity? The ecumenical movement that began in the twentieth century posed the problem of the church's apostolicity in profound new ways. In the attempt to find unity in the midst of the Protestant-Catholic schism, participants in this movement defined the church as a distinct culture—complete with its own structures, rituals, architecture and music. Apostolicity became a matter of cultivating the church's own (Western) culture. At the same time it became disconnected from mission, and more importantly, from the diverse reality of world Christianity. In this pioneering study, John Flett assesses the state of the conversation about the apostolic nature of the church. He contends that the pursuit of ecumenical unity has come at the expense of dealing responsibly with crosscultural difference. By looking out to the church beyond the West and back to the New Testament, Flett presents a bold account of an apostolicity that embraces plurality. Missiological Engagements charts interdisciplinary and innovative trajectories in the history, theology, and practice of Christian mission, featuring contributions by leading thinkers from both the Euro-American West and the majority world whose missiological scholarship bridges church, academy, and society.
The True Catholic No Romanist
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Author : William Henry Odenheimer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1843
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Apostolicity The High Way To Dominion
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Author : Don Atkin
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2014-11-27
Apostolicity The High Way To Dominion written by Don Atkin and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-27 with categories.
APOSTOLICITY Apostolicity is a word that has been discussed and defined both in Catholic and Protestant Reformation contexts for many years. It does seem that, in my lifetime, its meaning and essential role have emerged well beyond institutional implications and applications. Most, if not all, would agree with this simple definition: Apostolicity: "Having to do with things apostolic; matters concerning apostles." In biblical language apostles are those who have been sent out to perform a task in the name of another. They are endowed with the authority and freedom to act authentically on behalf of the one who sent them. Apostles in the New Testament are witnesses to the risen Christ who are explicitly commissioned by Him to spread the gospel of His resurrection and kingdom to the world and to promote, in His name, the active presence and power of God's Spirit both in and among His people. Briefly, apostles are to be what God's intention is for His entire royal priesthood: first incarnational, and second missional. Their life example is to uncover and reveal the abiding Christ in such a way that others come to faith in the risen Christ who has returned in the Spirit to make His abode in those whom He has raised up to sit with Him at the right hand of the Father in heavenly places. Their objective is one holy and apostolic church manifested in every geopolitical sphere, thus filling the earth with God's kingdom and glory. Apostles' greatest credential and confirmation of their apostolicity is love, the central theme of their lives and writings. To misunderstand this is to misunderstand God who is love. The end of their mission is a universal church that incarnates God the Father in the Person of Jesus Christ as He is revealed by the ongoing life of the Holy Spirit in a chosen, called out, set in and sent people. The Final Outcome of apostolicity will be a new heaven and a new earth. The ongoing process is a holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her Husband. This is an unfolding and emerging mystery being revealed through relationships, a way of life for those who are seated in heaven-with their minds set on things above, and with their feet on the earth-walking in the steps ordered for them. And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them." Apostolicity - the same yesterday, today and forever. God is all about going. Pursuing. Seeking. He always has been. From the beginning, God has been seeking a way into our human existence to show us who He is. He is the demonstration, the pattern and the example of true apostolicity. It is not about apostles. It is about apostolicity filling the earth through an incarnational and missional people.
Apostolicity And Unity
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Author : Ola Tjørhom
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 2002
Apostolicity And Unity written by Ola Tjørhom and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Anglican Communion categories.
We would like to recommend this book to all who are concerned about the Porvoo fellowship as well as those who are commited to visible unity -K G Hammar and David Hope Apostolicity and Unity explores the purpose and potential of the Porvoo Common Statement (PCS), a major ecumenical agreement between the Anglican churches in Great Britain and Ireland and the Lutheran churches in the Nordic and Baltic nations. First presented in 1992 and now affirmed by ten signatory churches, the PCS provides the basis for church fellowship for approximately fifty percent of the so-called Protestant Christians in Europe. Porvoo is the European parallel to the 'Called to Common Mission' statement arising out of the Episcopal-Lutheran dialogue in the United States. Written by church leaders and theologians who have long worked for the cause of church unity, this volume discusses key aspects of the PCS, including the nature of the church, the basic characteristics of church unity, and the church's mission in the world. Special emphasis is placed on the theological core of the PCS -- its understanding of apostolicity and apostolic continuity, and its proposal of how different signs of such continuity can be shared between the churches within the framework of communion. Critical contributions from members of other church traditions round out the volume by assessing the wider ecumenical significance of the PCS.
The Idea Of Apostolicity In Byzantium And The Legend Of The Apostle Andrew
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Author : Francis Dvornik
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958
The Idea Of Apostolicity In Byzantium And The Legend Of The Apostle Andrew written by Francis Dvornik and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958 with Church history categories.
The Apostolicity Of Trinitarianism
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Author : George Stanley Faber
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1832
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Apostolicity Then And Now
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Author : John J. Burkhard
language : en
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Release Date : 2004
Apostolicity Then And Now written by John J. Burkhard and has been published by Liturgical Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Religion categories.
Historically, what did the Church and theologians mean by apostolicity, apostolic tradition, apostolic churches, and apostolic succession? Theologically, what have important postconciliar theologians taught about apostolicity? How have world views shaped the understanding of apostolicity? How might the thesis of the apostolicity of the whole Church impact other ecclesiological and sacramental issues? Ecumenically, what are the points of agreement in several important ecumenical dialogues? Which points are disputed among the churches? Apostolicity Then and Now addresses these concerns.
The Apostolicity Of The Church
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Author : Karen L. Bloomquist
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-03
The Apostolicity Of The Church written by Karen L. Bloomquist and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03 with Religion categories.
The world-level Lutheran-Catholic Commission on Unity offers here a study-document opening fresh perspectives in ecumenical ecclesiology. To indicate further steps toward the visible unity of the Lutheran and Catholic churches, the commission s document treats (1) the church s apostolic character in continuity with its original foundation, (2) the apostolicity of its ordained ministry, and (3) the means it has for maintaining faith and teaching in that truth which the apostles communicated once and for all to the churches. On the church s apostolicity, the dialogue works within the horizon of the Lutheran-Catholic consensus on justification by the grace of Christ and agreement in confessing the work of the Holy Spirit in gathering believers into the church. From this basis and notwithstanding remaining differences, Lutherans and Catholics agree at a basic level on what makes a church apostolic and they acknowledge, each with characteristic accents, the true apostolicity of each other s churches. Concerning the ordained ministry, the study-document sets forth the complexity of the biblical witness and then relates notable changes over the centuries in the institutional ordering and theology of ministerial office. Today Lutherans and Catholics agree on the priesthood of the whole believing people and on ministry as instituted by God to serve this people, a ministry differentiated for service on both congregational and regional levels. Where Vatican Council II spoke of ministries such as the Lutheran as defective, the dialogue proposes that other Vatican II statements, together with the consensus on justification, point toward a more positive Catholic recognition of Lutheran ministries. On the means by which the churches remain in the truth of the apostolic gospel, the dialogue proposes a Lutheran-Catholic reconciled diversity on the biblical canon and on the relation of Scripture and tradition. While it goes on to acknowledge significant remaining differences.
The Apostolicity Of Trinitarianism Or The Testimony Of History To The Positive Antiquity
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Author : George Stanley Faber
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1832
The Apostolicity Of Trinitarianism Or The Testimony Of History To The Positive Antiquity written by George Stanley Faber and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1832 with categories.